Pangaea- means "all lands"- a super continent exisisted 300 million years ago.
continental drift- the movement of continents over time.
fossil- trace of ancient organism preserved in rock.
Outline
Summary
Africa and South America look like they fit together
Theory of continental drift
1910/Wegener
hypothesis of single land mass/Pangaea
supported idea with the study of landforms, fossils, and climate
evidence from fossils- common fossils found on distant continents
evidence from landforms- mountains- Africa and South America coal fields
evidence from climate- continents today have very different climate from millions of years ago
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Section 3 (1-3) Drifting Continents
Vocabulary
Pangaea- means "all lands"- a super continent exisisted 300 million years ago.
continental drift- the movement of continents over time.
fossil- trace of ancient organism preserved in rock.
Outline
Summary
Africa and South America look like they fit togetherTheory of continental drift